RESTING..........

Resting,

yes I do believe in my last post I said I needed to 

REST.

Well for the last 2 weeks that's what I've been doing...

It was a beautiful Sunday and Bruce and I were out clearing up the farm

burning some piles of palm fongs and cutting wood for the winter.

Just enjoying the beautiful sun and 

stacking the firewood into the ute when BANG.....

Just like that my knee locked up....

My doctor said the injury was like a footballers, never seen one so bad.

Torn and damaged ligaments and tendons... Also blood clots OUCH

So as you see lots of rest too much rest. 

I am leaning to be still, not easy for me.

Bruce and William have been amazing in helping me and I am now

able to hobble with the aid of a walker { never thought I would say that }

A little funny I put up on my Instagram stories yesterday...

Well been sitting at the computer as long as I can, so back to resting my leg.

Have a great weekend all...

Mandy

Decluttering and Recycling...

I feel free, liberated even let me share why.

I cleaned my closet!!!!

  It was full, 

full of shoes, clothes, blankets, hats and  crap no one else wanted

arghhh

Before clean out

Took me all of 15mins...

In a crazed like state I just through things out with out thinking about it.

I have NEVER done a clothes cleansing like this. You know that skirt and dress you paid a fortune for 10 years ago...GONE. What about all the clothes from the op shops that you bought in a frenzy when you lost your weight AND have not worn!!!!! GONE. Then theirs the shoes 23 pairs I have thrown out, GONE.

Not to mention the hats....I don't even like hats! All the handbags I have collected over the years GONE....They were falling apart.

After crazed throwing

Much better.

Do I regret throwing 5 very large wheelie bin bags of clothes away? No... what I feel is embarrassed, embarrassed that I owned so much stuff....stuff that doesn't make me happy ...most of it I didn't like..

Now I love the items that I have kept they were the ones I wore all the time....I mean i don't go out that much any way.

After

I love my bedroom and am thank full for a my walk in robe that Bruce built me, now I'm not afraid to go in there.

Do you like my chair? a love seat I think you would call it.

My cleaver Bruce made it for our room from 2 old chairs, I need to make

some cushions for it yet but I love it.

I have been busy in the sewing room fighting the cat, I mean sewing haha

I made Charlie some clothes for his birthday with a Indian theme material.

They were a hit.

I needed to run to town on Monday and buy a new iron, ummmm came home with a over locker.

I have really wanted one for years and always been scared to use one, while I was in spotlight they were on sale for a crazy price...I knew if I didn't get one I would regret it....

Well I love it...

Went back through those bags of clothes looking for some I could refashion.

This dress was too high in the neck and choked me when I sat down, but I love the material...So I turned it into a skirt. The top I will hem and put back in the bag.

This top was a little short so I added some lace to the bottom of it, perfect now.

Have you ever had a major clothing breakdown? Or just me?

I want you too know I have no intentions of going out and buying new clothes to replace the ones I got rid of, that would defeat the purpose. No, now I will wear what I have and what I have, I love..

Blessings 

Mandy